Entry requirements for Americans

US citizens must have a passport valid for six months beyond the
period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is required, except for
tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine (SKV) or
Taba (TCP) airports, and staying in the Sinai resort area only for
up to 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival, for a maximum stay
of 30 days, and for a fee starting from USD 25. Visas can be
obtained online at www.egyptvisa.com.

Entry requirements for UK nationals

British citizens must have a passport valid for six months
beyond the period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is required,
except for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint
Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports, and staying in the Sinai
resort area for up to 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival,
for a maximum stay of 30 days. E-visas can be obtained before
departure at www.egyptvisa.com.

Entry requirements for Canada

Canadian citizens must have a passport valid for six months
beyond the period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is required,
except for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint
Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports, and staying in the Sinai
resort area for up to 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival,
for a maximum stay of 30 days. E-visas can be obtained before
departure at www.egyptvisa.com.

Entry requirements for Australians

Australian citizens must have a passport valid for six months
beyond the period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is required,
except for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint
Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports, and staying in the Sinai
resort area for up to 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival,
for a maximum stay of 30 days. E-visas can be obtained before
departure at www.egyptvisa.com.

Entry requirements for South Africans

South African citizens must have a passport valid for six months
beyond the period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is
required.

Entry requirements for New Zealanders

New Zealand citizens must have a passport valid for six months
beyond the period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is required,
except for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint
Catherine (SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports, and staying in the Sinai
resort area for up to 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival,
for a maximum stay of 30 days.

Entry requirements for Irish nationals

Irish citizens must have a passport valid for six months beyond
the period of intended stay in Egypt. A visa is required, except
for tourists arriving at Sharm El Sheik (SSH), Saint Catherine
(SKV) or Taba (TCP) airports, and staying in the Sinai resort area
for up to 15 days. Visas can be obtained on arrival, for a maximum
stay of 30 days.

Passport/Visa Note

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required to enter
Egypt, if arriving within six days after leaving or transiting
through infected areas. The wives and children of Egyptian men and
the children of Egyptian women born after 25 July 2004, are exempt
from visa requirements upon presentation of a birth certificate,
passport or National ID Card of the relative.

Persons without a valid yellow fever certificate, if one is
required, will be subject to quarantine. It is highly recommended
that your passport has at least six months validity remaining after
your intended date of departure from your travel destination.
Immigration officials often apply different rules to those stated
by travel agents and official sources.

Passangers travelling from Guinea, Liberia or Sierra Leone will
be screened on arrival for Ebola, and will be subject to
quarrantine if the disease is suspected.

Note: Passport and visa requirements are liable to change at short notice. Travellers are advised to check their entry requirements with their embassy or consulate.

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